Senior Assistant Psychologist

Muve Healthcare; Ridgacre; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

MUVE Healthcare is seeking an experienced Senior Assistant Psychologist to support psychology services and contribute to clinical assessments, formulation-informed care planning and structured interventions. You will deliver group sessions, assist with service evaluation and support multidisciplinary teams within supervision.

The role emphasizes safeguarding, reflective practice and data-informed care in a busy mental health setting, with regular clinical supervision provided.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Psychology recognised for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist.
• Experience in mental health settings with complex presentations and vulnerabilities.
• Applied knowledge of psychological models, assessment, formulation and interventions.
• Experience supporting or delivering assessments, interventions and group work.
• Experience working independently within a psychology team and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong skills in record keeping, report writing, research or data collection, and audit.
• Experience facilitating or co-facilitating groups or structured programmes.
• Sound understanding of trauma-informed care, safeguarding and ethical practice.
• Ability to manage workload, communicate sensitively, and engage in supervision and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Undertake structured psychological assessments under clinical supervision and contribute to formulation-informed care plans.
• Deliver structured psychological interventions and facilitate therapeutic groups within competence.
• Monitor outcomes and contribute to audit, research, service evaluation and quality improvement.
• Support service coordination, engagement and referral/discharge processes.
• Share psychologically informed approaches with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to clinical resources.
• Support induction, guidance or mentorship of Assistant Psychologists and other staff.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and uphold confidentiality, safeguarding and data security requirements.

Skills

Structured assessments

Formulation-informed care planning

Psychological interventions

Group facilitation

Audit & service evaluation

Record keeping

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Supervision & reflective practice

Communication & safeguarding

Education

Honours degree in Psychology (BPS Graduate Membership)

Postgraduate qualification in Applied Psychology (advantage)

Job description

MUVE Healthcare is looking for an experienced Senior Assistant Psychologist to support the delivery and development of our psychology services. Working under the supervision of an HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist, you'll take on a varied role spanning clinical work, service evaluation and team support. You'll contribute to psychological assessments and formulation-informed care planning, deliver structured low- to moderate-intensity interventions, and facilitate therapeutic groups within your competence and agreed supervision framework. You'll also help monitor outcomes, support audit and service evaluation, and provide psychologically informed guidance and resources to multidisciplinary colleagues. This role involves working with people with complex mental health presentations and vulnerabilities. You'll need to communicate sensitively, maintain professional boundaries and work safely within your competencies. You'll receive regular clinical supervision, with at least one hour each week, and contribute to reflective practice and team learning. Key responsibilities

• Undertake structured psychological assessments under clinical supervision and contribute to formulation-informed care plans.
• Deliver structured psychological interventions and facilitate therapeutic groups within your competence.
• Monitor outcomes and contribute to audit, research, service evaluation and quality improvement.
• Support service coordination, service user engagement and referral or discharge processes where appropriate.
• Share psychologically informed approaches with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to clinical resources.
• Support the induction, guidance or mentorship of Assistant Psychologists and other support staff.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and uphold confidentiality, safeguarding and data security requirements.
  An honours degree in Psychology recognised for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Previous experience working as an Assistant Psychologist.
• Experience across mental health settings and with a range of presentations, including complex needs and vulnerabilities.
• Applied knowledge of psychological models, assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions.
• Experience supporting or delivering assessments, interventions and group work.
• Experience working independently within a psychology team and alongside multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong skills in record keeping, report writing, research or data collection, and audit.
• Experience facilitating or co-facilitating groups or structured programmes.
• A sound understanding of trauma-informed care, behavioural support, safeguarding and ethical practice.
• The ability to manage and prioritise your workload, communicate sensitively and engage in supervision and reflective practice.
• A postgraduate qualification in applied Psychology, experience guiding or supervising junior psychology staff, pathway or training development, policy work, or advanced research statistics and publication experience would be an advantage. Safeguarding and safer recruitment